HI NOTES: Sweep, Schedule Change

NOTE: Sunday's final game against Charlotte has been moved to 3:00 PM, due to impending weather.

♦ According to BoydsWorld.com, Mizzou's RPI ranking jumped from 204th to 114th between Friday morning and Sunday morning.

♦ Missouri baseball sweeps Charlotte aside to extend win streak to six (The Maneater)

Junior reliever Jake Walsh got the five-out save for the Tigers, his fourth of the season.

“When I go in, no one’s going to score on me,” he said. “When I go in and I see a close game of one or two runs, my energy level just shoots up. I just compete and give it more every time I get out there.”

♦ Tigers sweep doubleheader against Charlotte (Columbia Missourian)

The Missouri baseball team was ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh. Starting pitcher Blake Holovach had loaded the bases and manager Tim Jamieson called on Ross, a senior, to get the Tigers out of the jam.

On his first pitch, Ross got UNC-Charlotte pinch hitter Tony Montalbano to ground out to the second basemen.

Collapse avoided.

♦ Charlotte 49ers' miscues contribute to Missouri's series sweep (Charlotte Observer)

Shane Brown and Justin Seager each had two hits, but the Charlotte 49ers contributed to their demise for a second straight day.

Three errors helped lead to two unearned runs Saturday as Missouri claimed a 5-3 victory in Game 2 of the series. The Tigers completed the doubleheader and series sweep with a 3-2 victory in the finale.

♦ Missouri baseball team sweeps Charlotte (Columbia Tribune)